Comparison
Edit My PDF vs Smallpdf
A Swiss suite of web PDF tools with a Windows app, mobile scanner, AI tools and the Sign.com e-signature platform.
| At a glance |  Smallpdf | Edit My PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Where your file is processed | Uploaded to their serversFiles are uploaded to Smallpdf's servers in the EU. | In your browserEverything runs in your tab with pdf.js and pdf-lib. Nothing is uploaded. |
| File retention | Files from the free tools are deleted after one hour; for visitors who are not signed in the privacy notice promises deletion "within a reasonable period". Files saved to an account stay until deleted. | Nothing is sent, so nothing is retained. Documents stay in your browser's IndexedDB until you remove them. |
| Account | For some tasksFree tools work without an account; editing existing text needs a Pro subscription. | Not required |
| Free tier | Limited access to basic features of 21 tools, two tasks a day, with ads. Editing existing text is Pro only.File size cap: "Limited"; no number published. Limit: 2 tasks per day. Watermark: not stated. | Everything is free. No task counter, no watermark, no file size cap beyond browser memory. |
| Paid plans | $9/monthapprox.regionalthird-partyPro: Regional pricing; shown from India as ₹979 a month or ₹8,799 a year. Third-party listings put the US price around $9 to $15 a month.7-day trial with payment details. Unlocks Edit Text, OCR, strong compression, batch tools, the desktop app and unlimited downloads.Team: Per seat, billed yearly; the seat price did not render outside the vendor's regionsBusiness: Custom, 20+ seats | None. Everything is free. |
| Edits the text already on the page | YesOn the free tier: No | Yes |
| Keeps the page's original font | NoPro only. Smallpdf's own guide says the editor offers standard typefaces such as Arial and Times New Roman, and that embedded or restricted fonts can block edits. | YesOpens the clicked text in the PDF's embedded font, at its size, colour, letter and word spacing; exports it as real text in a subset of that font. |
| Annotate and draw | Yes | Yes |
| Sign | Yes | Yes |
| Fill forms | Yes | No |
| OCR | Yes | No |
| Convert to and from other formats | Yes | No |
| Merge and split | Yes | No |
| Compress | Yes | No |
| Desktop apps | Yes | No |
| Mobile apps | Yes | No |
| API | Not stated | No |
- Conversion, OCR and compression across many formats, including batch processing on Pro.
- A full e-signature platform (Sign.com) bundled with Pro, with eIDAS compliance.
- AI document tools: summaries, chat, translation and question generation.
- Cloud storage and sharing, a mobile scanner app and an offline Windows app.
- EU hosting with ISO/IEC 27001 and team administration.
Where Smallpdf is better
- No upload. Smallpdf processes your file on its servers and, for anonymous users, promises only a "reasonable" deletion window.
- Editing existing text is free; Smallpdf puts it behind Pro.
- No two-tasks-a-day limit, no daily download cap and no unpublished size limit.
- The page's embedded font is kept, with its letter and word spacing, instead of a standard typeface.
- Embedded or restricted fonts never block an edit.
Where Edit My PDF is better
In July 2026 Smallpdf sold its PDF Tools subsidiary to Apryse to focus on its own products. The privacy notice was revised in July 2025 to name its hosting and AI sub-processors.
Read on 2 November 2026 from Smallpdf AG's own pages, with independent reviews used only to fill gaps. Prices are as the vendor showed them, in the currency and region seen. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the page says "Not stated".
- Smallpdf pricing
- Smallpdf Edit PDF tool
- Smallpdf support (free limits)
- Smallpdf privacy notice
- Smallpdf blog: fonts in the editor
- Smallpdf blog: is Smallpdf safe
Smallpdf is a product of Smallpdf AG, Zürich. The name is used only to identify the product being compared.
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